link

install.ce

@@ -79,12 +79,20 @@ log.console("Installing " + locator + "...")
 
 // Gather all packages that will be installed
 var packages_to_install = []
+var skipped_packages = []
 var visited = {}
 
 function gather_packages(pkg_locator) {
   if (visited[pkg_locator]) return
   visited[pkg_locator] = true
 
+  // Check if this is a local path that doesn't exist
+  if (pkg_locator.startsWith('/') && !fd.is_dir(pkg_locator)) {
+    skipped_packages.push(pkg_locator)
+    log.console("  Skipping missing local package: " + pkg_locator)
+    return
+  }
+
   packages_to_install.push(pkg_locator)
 
   // Try to read dependencies
@@ -123,6 +131,13 @@ if (dry_run) {
     var exists = lock[p] != null
     log.console("  " + p + (exists ? " (already installed)" : ""))
   }
+  if (skipped_packages.length > 0) {
+    log.console("")
+    log.console("Would skip (missing local paths):")
+    for (var p of skipped_packages) {
+      log.console("  " + p)
+    }
+  }
   $stop()
 }
 
@@ -150,6 +165,10 @@ for (var p of packages_to_install) {
   install_package(p)
 }
 
-log.console("Installed " + text(packages_to_install.length) + " package(s).")
+var summary = "Installed " + text(packages_to_install.length) + " package(s)."
+if (skipped_packages.length > 0) {
+  summary += " Skipped " + text(skipped_packages.length) + " missing local path(s)."
+}
+log.console(summary)
 
 $stop()

internal/shop.cm

@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ function abs_path_to_package(package_dir)
   if (package_dir.startsWith(packages_prefix))
     return package_dir.substring(packages_prefix.length)
 
+  // Check if this local path is the target of a link
+  // If so, return the canonical package name (link origin) instead
+  var link_origin = link.get_origin(package_dir)
+  if (link_origin) {
+    return link_origin
+  }
+
   // in this case, the dir is the package
   if (package_in_shop(package_dir))
     return package_dir
@@ -987,6 +994,11 @@ Shop.update = function(pkg) {
   log.console(`checking ${pkg}`)
 
   if (info == 'local') {
+    // Check if local path exists
+    if (!fd.is_dir(pkg)) {
+      log.console(`  Local path does not exist: ${pkg}`)
+      return null
+    }
     // Local packages always get a lock entry
     var new_entry = {
       type: 'local',

link.cm

@@ -109,6 +109,36 @@ Link.add = function(canonical, target, shop) {
   // Create the symlink immediately
   Link.sync_one(canonical, target, shop)
 
+  // Install dependencies of the linked package
+  // Read the target's cell.toml to find its dependencies
+  var target_path = target.startsWith('/') ? target : get_package_abs_dir(target)
+  var toml_path = target_path + '/cell.toml'
+  if (fd.is_file(toml_path)) {
+    try {
+      var content = text(fd.slurp(toml_path))
+      var cfg = toml.decode(content)
+      if (cfg.dependencies) {
+        for (var alias in cfg.dependencies) {
+          var dep_locator = cfg.dependencies[alias]
+          // Skip local dependencies that don't exist
+          if (dep_locator.startsWith('/') && !fd.is_dir(dep_locator)) {
+            log.console("  Skipping missing local dependency: " + dep_locator)
+            continue
+          }
+          // Install the dependency if not already in shop
+          try {
+            shop.get(dep_locator)
+            shop.extract(dep_locator)
+          } catch (e) {
+            log.console("  Warning: Could not install dependency " + dep_locator + ": " + e.message)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      log.console("  Warning: Could not read dependencies from " + toml_path)
+    }
+  }
+
   log.console("Linked " + canonical + " -> " + target)
   return true
 }
@@ -177,7 +207,7 @@ Link.sync_one = function(canonical, target, shop) {
   return true
 }
 
-// Sync all links - ensure all symlinks are in place
+// Sync all links - ensure all symlinks are in place and dependencies are installed
 Link.sync_all = function(shop) {
   var links = Link.load()
   var count = 0
@@ -198,6 +228,32 @@ Link.sync_all = function(shop) {
       }
 
       Link.sync_one(canonical, target, shop)
+
+      // Install dependencies of the linked package
+      var toml_path = link_target + '/cell.toml'
+      try {
+        var content = text(fd.slurp(toml_path))
+        var cfg = toml.decode(content)
+        if (cfg.dependencies) {
+          for (var alias in cfg.dependencies) {
+            var dep_locator = cfg.dependencies[alias]
+            // Skip local dependencies that don't exist
+            if (dep_locator.startsWith('/') && !fd.is_dir(dep_locator)) {
+              continue
+            }
+            // Install the dependency if not already in shop
+            try {
+              shop.get(dep_locator)
+              shop.extract(dep_locator)
+            } catch (e) {
+              // Silently continue - dependency may already be installed
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        // Could not read dependencies - continue anyway
+      }
+
       count++
     } catch (e) {
       errors.push(canonical + ': ' + e.message)
@@ -219,4 +275,16 @@ Link.get_target = function(canonical) {
   return links[canonical] || null
 }
 
+// Get the canonical package name that links to this target (reverse lookup)
+// Returns null if no package links to this target
+Link.get_origin = function(target) {
+  var links = Link.load()
+  for (var origin in links) {
+    if (links[origin] == target) {
+      return origin
+    }
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
 return Link